Local Government Riding Boundaries




5 JULY

of Section 2 aforesaid and its production to the middle of
Murphy's Creek; thence generally southerly down the middle
of Murphy's Creek and its production to the middle of the
Waikouaiti River (North Branch); thence generally westerly
and north-easterly along the southern and north-western
boundaries of the County of Waihemo, hereinbefore described,
to the intersection of the middle of McLeods Road with the
southern boundary of Swinburn Survey District; thence
generally north-easterly along the middle of McLeods Road,
being along the summit of a leading ridge, to a point 40
chains due south of the northern boundary of Section 1, Block
XIII, Swinburn Survey District; thence north-easterly to and
down the middle of a stream and its production to the middle
of the Shag River; thence generally south-easterly down the
middle of that river to a point in line with the middle of
Deepdell Creek; thence generally south-westerly to and up
to the middle of that creek to the north-eastern boundary of
Block X, Waihemo Survey District; thence south-easterly
along the north-eastern boundaries of Block X aforesaid and
Blocks VI and XI, Dunback Survey District, to the point of
commencement.

BOUNDRIES OF BLUE MOUNTAIN RIDING

All that area in the Otago Land District, County of Wai-
hemo, bounded by a line commencing at Trig. Station "R"
at the south-eastern corner of Block I, Dunback Survey Dis-
trict, and proceeding northerly along the eastern boundary
of Block I aforesaid to the south-eastern corner of Section 15,
Block I, aforesaid; thence westerly and northerly along the
southern and western boundaries of Section 15 aforesaid to
the north-western corner of that Section 15; thence northerly
to and along the western boundary of Section 14, Block I,
aforesaid, to the north-western corner of that Section 14; thence
generally north-easterly along the south-eastern side of Bowker
Road and its production to the southern side of the Palmer-
ston-Alexandra State Highway No. 85; thence generally north-
westerly along the south-western side of that highway to the
southern boundary of Block VIII, Moeraki Survey District;
thence easterly and due north along the southern and eastern
boundaries of Block VIII aforesaid to the north-western
corner of Section 32, Block XII, Moeraki Survey District;
thence north-easterly along the north-western boundary of
Section 32 aforesaid to the westernmost corner of Section 30,
Block XII, aforesaid; thence generally south-easterly and
north-westerly along the generally south-western and north-
eastern boundaries of Section 30 aforesaid to its northernmost
corner; thence generally north-easterly along the north-western
boundary of Section 32 to the western side of the road form-
ing the western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 2613; thence due
east along a right line to the western boundary of Lot 1,
D.P. 2613, aforesaid; thence generally north-easterly along
the north-western boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 2613, to the
northern boundary of Block XII, Moeraki Survey District;
thence easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern
boundaries of Block XII aforesaid to the northern boundary
of Block VI, Moeraki Survey District; thence easterly along
the northern boundary of Block VI aforesaid to the south-
eastern side of a road intersecting Section 31, Block XI,
Moeraki Survey District; thence north-easterly along the
south-eastern side of that road intersecting Section 31 afore-
said to the south-western side of the road forming the north-
eastern boundary of Section 31 aforesaid and intersecting
Section 46, Block XI, aforesaid; thence south-easterly along
the south-western side of that road to the north-western side
of Horse Range Road; thence generally south-westerly along
the north-western side of Horse Range Road to the southern-
most corner of the land shown on D.P. 851; thence generally
north-westerly along the north-eastern side of Janets Peak
Road to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of
Lot 5, D.P. 465; thence south-westerly to and generally south-
westerly and north-westerly along the south-eastern and south-
western boundaries of Lot 5 aforesaid to the westernmost
corner of that Lot 5; thence due south to the northern boun-
dary of Lot 2, D.P. 465; thence generally south-westerly
along the north-western boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 465, to a
point in line with the northern boundary of Lot 16, D.P.
465; thence westerly to and westerly and southerly along the
northern and western boundaries of Lot 16, D.P. 465, to the
south-western corner of that Lot 16; thence westerly to and
along the southern boundaries of Sections 26 and 27, Block
VI, Moeraki Survey District, to the western boundary of
Section 2 of 93, Block VII, Moeraki Survey District; thence
northerly and westerly along the eastern and northern boun-
daries of Section 2 of 93 aforesaid and the production of
that northern boundary to the middle of the Shag River;
thence generally southerly down the middle of that river to
the southern boundary of Block VII, Moeraki Survey Dis-
trict; thence westerly along the southern boundary of Block
VII aforesaid to the north-eastern side of the Palmerston-
Alexandra State Highway No. 85; thence south-easterly along
the north-eastern side of that highway to the eastern boundary
of Block V, Moeraki Survey District; thence southerly
generally, westerly, and northerly along the eastern generally,
southern, and western boundaries of Block V aforesaid to the
point of commencement.

BOUNDRIES OF BUSHEY RIDING

All that area in the Otago Land District, County of Wai-
hemo, bounded by a line commencing at the south-eastern
corner of Block V, Moeraki Survey District, and proceeding
easterly along the northern boundary of Block II, Hawkesbury
Survey District, to the westernmost corner of Section 12,
Block II, aforesaid; thence south-easterly and easterly along
the south-western and southern boundaries of Section 12
aforesaid to the south-eastern corner of that Section 12;
thence southerly along the western boundary of Section 1 of
61, Block IV, Moeraki Survey District, to the south-western
corner of Section 1 of 61 aforesaid; thence easterly along the
southern boundaries of Sections 1 of 61, 2 of 61, the land
shown on D.P. 6520, and again Section 2 of 61, Block IV,
aforesaid, and the production of the last-mentioned boundary
to a point in line with the western boundary of Section 77,
Block IV, aforesaid; thence northerly to and along the western
boundary of that Section 77, to and generally northerly along
the eastern boundary of Block X, Moeraki Survey District,
to the southern side of the Awanui-Bluff State Highway No.
1; thence easterly along the southern side of that highway to
the western side of Bushey Hill Road; thence generally
generally southerly along the western side of Bushey Hill Road to the
left (north) bank of Stoney Creek; thence generally south-
easterly along that left bank of Stoney Creek to the sea
coast; thence generally north-easterly and north-westerly along
the sea coast to the western boundary of Block III, Moeraki
Survey District; thence southerly and westerly along the
western and northern boundaries of Block III aforesaid to
a point in line with the south-western side of a closed road
passing through the land shown on D.P. 211; thence generally
north-westerly along the south-western side of that closed
road and the south-western boundary of Section 919R, Block
IX, Moeraki Survey District, and the production of the last
mentioned boundary to the western side of Horse Range
Road; thence generally south-westerly along the north-western
side of Horse Range Road to the southernmost corner of the
land shown on D.P. 851; thence generally north-westerly along
the north-eastern side of Janets Peak Road to a point in line
with the south-eastern boundary of Lot 5, D.P. 465; thence
south-westerly to and generally south-westerly and north-
westerly along the south-eastern and south-western boundaries
of Lot 5 aforesaid to the westernmost corner of that Lot 5;
thence due south to the northern boundary of Lot 2, D.P.
465; thence generally south-westerly along the north-western
boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 465, to a point in line with the
northern boundary of Lot 16, D.P. 465; thence westerly to
and westerly and southerly along the northern and western
boundaries of Lot 16, D.P. 465, to the south-western corner
of that Lot 16; thence westerly to and along the southern
boundaries of Sections 26 and 27, Block VI, Moeraki Survey
District, to the western boundary of Section 2 of 93, Block
VII, Moeraki Survey District; thence northerly and westerly
along the eastern and northern boundaries of Section 2 of 93
aforesaid and the production of that northern boundary to the
middle of the Shag River; thence generally southerly down
the middle of that river to the southern boundary of Block
VII, Moeraki Survey District; thence westerly along the
southern boundary of Block VII aforesaid to the north-eastern
side of the Palmerston-Alexandra State Highway No.
85; thence south-easterly along the north-eastern side of that
highway to the eastern boundary of Block V, Moeraki Survey
District; thence southerly to the point of commencement,
excluding therefrom the Borough of Palmerston as described
in Gazette, 1877, page 1101.

BOUNDRIES OF GOODWOOD RIDING

All that area in the Otago Land District, County of Wai-
hemo, bounded by a line commencing at the south-western
corner of Section 12, Block II, Hawksbury Survey District,
and proceeding easterly along the southern boundary of
Section 12 aforesaid to the south-eastern corner of that
Section 12; thence southerly along the western boundary of
Section 1 of 61, Block IV, Moeraki Survey District, to the
south-western corner of Section 1 of 61 aforesaid; thence
easterly along the southern boundaries of Section 1 of 61,
2 of 61, the land shown on D.P. 6520, and again Section 2 of
61, Block IV, aforesaid, and the production of the last-
mentioned boundary to a point in line with the western
boundary of Section 77, Block IV, aforesaid; thence northerly
to and along the western boundary of that Section 77,
to and generally northerly along the eastern boundary
of Block X, Moeraki Survey District, to the southern
side of the Awanui-Bluff State Highway No. 1;
thence easterly along the southern side of that highway to
the western side of Bushey Hill Road; thence generally
generally southerly along the western side of Bushey Hill Road to the
left (north) bank of Stoney Creek; thence generally south-
easterly along that left bank of Stoney Creek to the sea coast;
thence generally south-westerly and north-westerly along
the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of the County
of Waihemo, hereinbefore described, to the point of com-
mencement.

Certified correct—

A. E. CHRISTIAN, Chief Surveyor.

I, Neil Thomas Farrell, Clerk to the Waihemo County
Council, pursuant to section 88 (1) of the Counties Act
1956, hereby certify that all requirements for making altera-
tions to the boundaries of the ridings of the County of
Waihemo have been complied with.

Dated this 23rd day of May 1962.

N. T. FARRELL, County Clerk.



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🏘️ Alterations to Waihemo County Council Riding Boundaries

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
23 May 1962
Local Government, County Council, Riding Boundaries, Electoral Districts, Otago Land District
  • A. E. Christian, Chief Surveyor
  • Neil Thomas Farrell, Clerk to the Waihemo County Council